Chapter 124: The Duel in the Library
📚 Act I: A Challenge Declared
Ne Job was patrolling the Library of Eternal Laws when Twinkle buzzed urgently.
The shelves trembled, tomes hissed, and quills scratched cruel words.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not study. That's sabotage."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, the Mask of Misrule has challenged you. He seeks a duel within the Library itself. If he wins, the Eternal Laws will be rewritten."
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🧠Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their most dangerous scheme.
Their plan: defeat Ne Job in the Library, corrupt the Eternal Laws, and crown chaos as truth.
- Joy rewritten as cruelty.
- Patience rewritten as stagnation.
- Courage rewritten as recklessness.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll fight him!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must defend truth."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎠Act III: The Duel Begins
The interns entered the central hall of the Library.
Shelves rose high, tomes glowed faintly, and quills hovered in silence.
The Mask of Misrule appeared, his cracked mask shimmering with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Library is mine. Truth is weakness. Chaos is law."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job stood firm.
He whispered, "Truth is not weakness. It is strength."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The duel began.
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🧵 Act IV: The Clash of Scrolls
The Mask unrolled the False Codex.
Its pages hissed, rewriting laws into shadow.
Ao Bing stumbled.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled.
Glimmer cried softly.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #530-F — the False Codex.
The scroll pulsed.
Truth resonated.
The tomes trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The duel ended.
The False Codex dissolved.
The Library glowed.
The Eternal Laws pulsed with new life.
Ao Bing laughed kindly.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted truth.
Glimmer hugged Ne Job.
Twinkle hummed triumphantly.
The Mask fled into the shadows.
His voice echoed:
> "You may win today. But masks always return."
Lord Xian's voice echoed faintly:
> "Intern Ne Job, you have defended the Library in its duel. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #540-D: The Duel in the Library
> Status: Defended, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that truth withstands falsehood. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by duels. But truth always restores them."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Library, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.